Means Only That
You can explain to me
In all the best vocabulary
Why there is no veil
(And therefore it can't thin in fall).
That seeing cardinals
Means only that
I'm looking for cardinals.
That anyone would miss their dead
With all these bones around,
No matter where the moon's at.
I don't refute a single point.
But on any chilly morning
That my heart is calling "Mom"
And a cardinal chirps nearby -
I am grateful for the reply,
And don't much care why.
— Jeanine Pranses
Jeanine Pranses is a Recreational Therapy Aide, yoga teacher, and writer living & loving in Hanover, PA.
All works copyright Jeanine Pranses and/or Andrew T. Smith
